T. rex skeleton up for auction

A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton is to go on sale in Europe for the first time, but scientists fear the bones could end up in a private collection, making any further study impossible


TRINITY: Contains bones of three separate creatures from around 66 million years ago. Other bones, around 50% of total, are replicas

Lance Creek Formation, Wyoming 
Hell Creek Formation 1, Montana 
Hell Creek Formation 2
Replicas

Length: 11.6m 
Height: 3.9m


T. REX SKELETON AUCTIONS 

1997, New York: Sue bought by Chicago museum for $8.36m 

2020, New York: Stan bought by Abu Dhabi museum for $31.85m

2022, New York: Maximus – skull only – sells to anonymous buyer for $6.1 million


Trinity expected to fetch up to $8.6m at sale in Zurich, Switzerland


Sources: Koller Auktionen, AFP, The Times
Pictures: Koller Auktionen
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